IB PYP Intro for teachers
Transcript of IB PYP Intro for teachers
Primary Years Programme (PYP) Introduction
What is PYP?
• An International, trans-disciplinary program designed to foster the
development of the whole child, not just in the classroom but through
other means of learning.
• PYP focuses on the total growth of the developing child,
encompassing social, physical, emotional and cultural needs in
addition to academic welfare.
• PYP combines best research and practice from a range of national
systems with a wealth of knowledge and experience from
international schools to create a relevant and engaging educational
framework for all children.
IB Primary Years Programme
• Provides an opportunity for learners to construct
meaning, principally through concept-driven inquiry.
• Traditional academic subjects are part of the PYP but it
emphasizes the interrelatedness of knowledge and skills
through a trans-disciplinary programme of inquiry.
• The PYP focuses on the heart as well as the mind and
addresses social, physical, emotional and cultural needs
as well as academic ones.
The PYP aims to develop in students:
• Sensitivity to the experiences of others through the
curriculum
• The characteristics listed in the student profile
• The attitudes that are an explicit element of the
programme
• The expectation of socially responsible action as a
result of the learning experience.
What is trans-disciplinary inquiry?• Focus on big ideas/issues/CONCEPTS
• Essential KNOWLEDGE, SKILLS,
ATTITUDES are necessary and must be taught
• Focus on taking socially responsible ACTION
• Emphasis: inquiry, problem solving, critical
thinking
• Integrates where appropriate key learning areas
Internationalism: The PYP Perspective
• The PYP says that a school should be proud to send out into
the world a person we could call an internationalist.
• A PYP school regardless of location, size or constitution
strives towards developing an international person.
What is an international person?
• From PYP perspective it is a person with attributes and
dispositions described in the student profile.
What is the PYP learner profile?
The goal of the Primary Years Program is to create internationally minded students.
IBO believes that students should be:
• Principled
• Caring
• Open-minded
• Well-balanced
• Reflective
• Inquirers
• Thinkers
• Communicators
• Risk-takers
• Knowledgeable
What do we want to learn? The Written Curriculum
• The PYP strives for balance between search for
understanding, acquisition of knowledge and skills, the
development of positive attitudes and positive action.
• There are 5 essential elements of the curriculum:
Concepts
Knowledge
Skills
Attitudes
Action
PYP Curriculum Model
The Curriculum Model• Commitment to structured inquiry as the leading vehicle
for learning.
• Six transdisciplinary themes provide the framework for the
exploration of knowledge.
• Students develop an understanding of important concepts,
acquire essential skills and knowledge, develop particular
attitudes and learn to take socially responsible action.
ORGANIZING THEMES-The IB - PYP curriculum is built around six organizing themes.
Who we are
- An exploration of the nature of the self; our
beliefs and values; personal, physical, mental,
social, and spiritual health; of our families,
friends, communities, and cultures; our rights
and responsibilities; of what it means to be
human.
Where we are in place and time
An exploration of our orientation inplace and time; our personal histories;history and geography from local andglobal perspectives; of our homes andjourneys; of the discoveries,explorations and migrations of humankind; of the contributions of individualsand civilizations .
How we express ourselves
An exploration of the ways inwhich we discover and express ournature, ideas, feelings, beliefs andvalues through language and thearts.
How the world works
An exploration of the physical andmaterial world; natural and human-made phenomena; of the world ofscience and technology.
How we organize ourselves
An exploration of human systems and
communities; of the world of work, its
nature and its value; of employment and
unemployment and their impact on us and
the world around us.
Sharing the planet
An exploration of our rights and
responsibilities as we strive to share finite
resources with other people and with other
living things; of communities and of the
relationships within and between them.
The process of inquiry
Students learn to ask questions. They areencouraged to develop their own questionsrelated to the materials being studied.Through questioning, students learn thereare a broad range of "right" answers for agiven question and they begin to appreciatethe enormous, complex world in whichthey live.
KEY QUESTIONSThe IB - PYP's fundamental concepts are articulated as keyquestions and they drive the inquiry process. Each question iscomprehensive and integrates many ideas. The key questionsstudents should ask are:
• FORM - What is it like?
• FUNCTION - How does it work?
• CAUSATION - Why is it like it is?
• CHANGE - How is it changing?
• CONNECTION - How is it connected to other things?
• PERSPECTIVE - What are the points of view?
• RESPONSIBILITY - What is our responsibility?
• REFLECTION - How do we know?
Attitudes
In addition to the concepts, content and
skills that are imbedded in the curriculum,
students are taught and they practise the
attitudes outlined by IBO. These attitudes
are descriptive of a person who is a
responsible citizen of his/her local and
world wide community.
Students should demonstrate the following:
• Appreciation - Appreciating the wonder and beauty of the
world and its people
• Commitment - Being committed to their learning,
persevering, and showing self discipline and responsibility
• Confidence - Feeling confident in their ability as learners,
having the courage to take risks, applying what they have
learned and making appropriate decisions
• Cooperation - Cooperating, collaborating, and leading or
following as the situation demands
• Creativity - Being creative and imaginative in their thinking
and in their approach to problems and dilemmas
Students should demonstrate the following:• Curiosity - Being curious about the nature of learning and of the
world, its people and cultures
• Empathy - Imaginatively projecting themselves into another's situation, in order to understand his/her thoughts, reasoning and emotions
• Enthusiasm - Enjoying learning
• Independence - Thinking and acting independently, making their own judgments based on reasoned principles and being able to defend their judgments
• Integrity - Having integrity and a firm sense of fairness and honesty
• Respect - Respecting themselves, others, and the world around them
• Tolerance - Feeling sensitivity towards differences and diversity in the world and being responsive to the needs of others